Very little time for the blog as of late.
Nippon Connection has come to an end for another year. The Virtual Bar event (see my April 18th and 19th tweets and April 10 entry) went fairly well technically but you've got to overcome this "shyness" and lack of interest (?) on the Frankfurt end if you want it to really work next year. A few good questions and showing the Shinjuku guests the NC environment made it worth the effort, though. Nice to check in with old friends Jasper, Alex, Marion and Holger, in any case (and the lovely Christina). I predicted either Detroit Metal City or Still Walking would take the top prize and it was the former. It's a crowd pleaser.
Almost through the scores of Japanese indie feature entries for Skip City (trace back from April 10). There are a couple potential geniuses, some talented filmmakers who could have very successful careers in mainstream cinema and a couple real wild cards. It's going to be an interesting jury meeting. I hope to write about some of what I saw that doesn't make the final cut, if it's permitted.
Screen's special Japan supplement for Cannes is almost complete. In writing a talent profile on Sono Sion I found out Gaga will be selling a new film of his at market. No, not Lords of Chaos (which hasn't gone into production yet, by the way) but a local feature with a working export title of Be Sure To Share and Japanese title Chanto Tsutaeru /『ちゃんと伝える』. It's a straight father-son drama set in Sono's hometown of Toyokawa, starring actor and A Long Walk director Okuda Eiji and Akira from Exile. Set for domestic release this fall.
Also look for an upcoming Screen article highlighting some of the new J-cinema being sold in Cannes.
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